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Editorial

President Biden Condemned Russia’s Nuclear Threats Before the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly

September 30, 2022

Via: Natalie Dunn

President Joe Biden condemned Russia’s nuclear and other military threats before the 77th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. According to President Biden, Vladimir Putin’s recent announcement that “partial mobilization” will take place in Russia is just one […]


Defense, Industry

Russia pounds Ukraine as Putin gets Iran’s backing

July 19, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

Russian missiles struck cities and villages in eastern and southern Ukraine, hitting homes, a school and a community center on Tuesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin won strong support support from Iran for his country’s military operation. In Kramatorsk, a […]


Defense, Industry

House approves $40B in Ukraine aid, beefing up Biden request

May 11, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

The House emphatically approved a fresh $40 billion Ukraine aid package Tuesday as lawmakers beefed up President Joe Biden’s initial request, signaling a magnified, bipartisan commitment to thwart Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bloody three-month-old invasion. The measure sailed to passage […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Europeans weigh costs of cutting Russian energy over Ukraine

May 5, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

Across Europe, rising energy prices are testing the resolve of ordinary consumers and business owners who are caught between the continent’s dependence on cheap Russian energy and its revulsion over President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Governments are trying to […]


Editorial

Understanding Russia’s New Offensive in Ukraine

April 29, 2022

Via: Natalie Dunn

On 24 February, 2022, Vladimir Putin’s Russia did the unthinkable and invaded Ukraine—thereby starting a war in Europe. Two months have gone by since the start of the conflict, and many people are still left wondering what caused it. According […]


Defense, Industry

France’s victorious Macron boosts weapons, stakes in Ukraine

April 26, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

When Vladimir Putin congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his re-election as France’s president and wished him “success in your activities,” the Russian leader probably was being more polite than sincere. As he embarks on a second term, with the intention of […]


Defense, Industry

IT companies join Ukraine war sanctions against Russia

April 15, 2022

Via: CIO

Almost all major IT companies have joined the West’s global economic sanctions against Russia in recent weeks. To a large extent, this is related to the punitive measures imposed by the US government at the start of the war in […]


Defense, Industry

Mayor: More than 10,000 civilians dead in Ukraine port city

April 12, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

President Vladimir Putin vowed Tuesday that Russia’s bloody offensive in Ukraine would continue until its goals are fulfilled, and insisted the campaign was going as planned, despite a major withdrawal in the face of stiff Ukrainian opposition and significant losses. […]


Federal, Policy

Treasury bars Russia payments in dollars from US accounts

April 5, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

The Treasury Department will not allow any Russian government debt payments from accounts at U.S. financial institutions to be made in U.S. dollars, restricting one of the strategies President Vladimir Putin is employing to stave off default, an agency official […]


Defense, Industry

Biden: Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha killings

April 4, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden on Monday called for a war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin and said he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine. “You saw what happened in Bucha,” Biden said. He added that Putin “is […]


Editorial

How NATO leaders will respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

March 31, 2022

Via: Natalie Dunn

More than a month has already passed since President Putin’s Russia has decided to invade the neighboring country of Ukraine, killing and injuring more than 2,500 civilians in the process. Countless lives have been changed dramatically, after more than 6.4 […]


Defense, Industry

Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

March 16, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invoked Pearl Harbor and 9/11 during a rare and urgent appeal Wednesday to the U.S. Congress for more weapons to stem the Russian assault, even as he projected optimism that Moscow’s demands for halting the nearly […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Possible Russia oil embargo drives US outreach to Venezuela

March 7, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

Senior U.S. officials secretly traveled to Venezuela over the weekend in a bid to unfreeze hostile relations with Vladimir Putin’s top ally in Latin America, a top oil exporter whose re-entry into U.S. energy markets could mitigate the fallout at […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Shares dive, oil soars after Russian action in Ukraine

February 24, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

Stocks plunged and oil prices surged by more than $8 per barrel Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched military action in Ukraine, prompting Washington and Europe to vow sanctions on Moscow that may roil the global economy. Market benchmarks […]


Federal, Policy

Wall Street skid continues as Ukraine crisis escalates

February 22, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

Stocks are continuing a three-day skid on Wall Street after Western powers fear Russia might use skirmishes in Ukraine’s eastern regions as a pretext for an attack on the democracy. Oil prices rose as much as 5% and stock prices […]


Defense, Federal, Industry, Policy

Western leaders allege Russia sending troops to east Ukraine

February 22, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

Western leaders said Tuesday that Russian troops have moved into rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin’s recognized their independence — but some indicated it was not yet the long-feared, full-fledged invasion. For weeks, Western powers have been […]


Federal, Policy

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know amid a push for a summit

February 21, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

World leaders are making another diplomatic push in hopes of preventing a Russian invasion of Ukraine, even as heavy shelling continues in Ukraine’s east. The White House said President Joe Biden had agreed “in principle” to meeting with Russian President […]


Editorial

Understanding the Ukraine Crisis

January 31, 2022

Via: Natalie Dunn

After two years of unprecedented emergency brought on by a global pandemic, the world is now at a brink of a new crisis. Ukraine is at the center of the situation, with tens of thousands of Russian troops now spread […]


Federal, Policy

US tries to name and shame Russian disinformation on Ukraine

January 28, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

In a break from the past, the U.S. and its allies are increasingly revealing their intelligence findings as they confront Russian preparations for a possible invasion of Ukraine, looking to undercut Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans by exposing them and […]


Federal, Policy

US, allies pledge unity on Russia; to do what isn’t as clear

January 19, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

President Joe Biden largely has rallied European allies to pledge as one that they will take tough measures against Russia if it rolls troops into Ukraine. But when it comes to what exactly the United States and Europe are willing […]